Click on the name of a committee above to see all its members and find out what role the committee plays on the Council.

Councillors' Allowances

All councillors are entitled to a basic allowance and to claim for certain travel and subsistence expenses. Some councillors have special responsibilities (e.g. a cabinet portfolio or chairing a committee) and receive an additional allowance. The amount Mark Joy received each year for these was:

Allowances information is only available from 2005 onwards. Click on a year to see a detailed breakdown of Mark Joy's allowances. Click on "all councillors" to see how Mark Joy's allowances compared to the other councillors for that year.

Attendance at Council Meetings

In addition to cabinet and committee meetings, the full Council meets six times a year and, unless there are extenuating circumstances, all councillors are expected to attend these meetings. Mark Joy's attendance record is as follows:

Attendance records are only available from February 2010 onwards. Click on "present" to see which meetings Mark Joy attended in each term or click on "absent" to see which meetings Mark Joy missed in each term.

Recorded Votes

Most decisions taken by councillors at meetings of the whole Council are made by unanimous agreement or, if the decision is disputed, by show of hands. However, the Council's Constitution states that in certain circumstances, or if six or more members request, a "recorded vote" may be taken, where each councillor's vote is recorded in the minutes of the meeting. The votes recorded for Mark Joy are as follows:

Recorded votes are only available from December 2001 onwards. Click on a term to see how Mark Joy voted during that term. Click on the subject of a vote to see the full details of the motion and how the other councillors voted.

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